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– Lat/Long: 39.15° N 106.17° W

Ptarmigan Peak
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 5 am Thu 12 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri night, severe gales from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -19°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the NW by Tue night).

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
 km/h
40
NW
55
WNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
45
WNW
35
W
45
W
60
W
70
W
65
NW
75
NW
50
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
35
NNW
40
NW
25
NW
7
2
max °C
-4
-3
-6
-3
-3
-5
-3
-2
-9
-17
-15
-16
-10
-9
-10
-2
-1
-5
min °C
-8
-4
-7
-6
-3
-6
-4
-4
-19
-19
-16
-17
-13
-10
-12
-7
-2
-6
-18
-13
-17
-14
-12
-14
-13
-14
-36
-36
-31
-32
-25
-21
-23
-16
-10
-14
2850
3750
3050
3050
3800
3200
3550
3900
2850
1300
1700
1150
1800
2800
2150
2900
4050
3000
Cloud base (m)
9400
6450
3450
3500
4100
3550
3500
3500
3450
3600
3450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-4-7-5-3-6-4-3-14-18-16-17-12-10-11-5-2-6-21-3-12-212-9-14-12-14-8-5-8-13-3
Sunrise
7:20
7:18
7:18
7:16
7:15
7:13
Sunset
7:07
7:08
7:09
7:10
7:12
7:13

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Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri night, severe gales from the WNW by Sat night).

Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -19°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the NW by Tue night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak at the specific elevation of 4188 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Ptarmigan Peak. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Colorado.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Leadville Airport
15 km WNW
2993m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: few
35 km ENE
2970m alt.
58 minutes ago
2° C
-
29
Fresh winds from the W
(29 kph at 265).
50
35 km S
2398m alt.
49 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 56).
11
36 km E
2839m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
29
Fresh winds from the NW
(29 kph at 309).
47
37 km S
2385m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
18
Light winds from the WNW
(18 kph at 292).
40
Buena Vista Airport
37 km S
2422m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
clear
Clear
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 270).
16 km
38 km SE
2811m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 348).
11
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
43 km S
3211m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
Clear
35
Fresh winds from the W.(Wind varies from 220 to 320 degs)
(35 kph at 260).
16 km
44 km NNE
2845m alt.
58 minutes ago
2° C
-
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 330).
26
51 km NNE
2773m alt.
46 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 240).
13

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.